vvhat does it mean in RC vvhen the ansvver choice states It

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vvhat does it mean in RC vvhen the ansvver choice states

It provides information that qualifies a claim
presented in the first paragraph.

mandyrhtdm · Answer

It basically means that, the particular sentence being talked about is an assertion being made by the author which he believes to be true and also kinds of wants the readers to take it as true.

KapTeacherEli · Answer

"Qualifies," in this case, means "limits." So, if the first paragraph says, "Economists predict XXXXX," and the second paragraph says "XXXXX will be true when YYYYY is true, but not when ZZZZZ is true," then the second paragraph qualifies the claim--it doesn't not dispute or contradict the claim, but rather limits its applicability.

Hope this helps!

preetamsaha · Answer

I think that to say "to qualify" = "to weaken" is too simplistic. To qualify is to add limitations or conditions.

Consider the following claim: I would eat anything.

This is a blanket statement with no real qualification (limitation). After making this statement, I might think "wow maybe I went too far. Let me qualify that". Then I would make the following claim:

If I am really hungry, I would eat anything.

This is the original claim qualified (limited) by a specific condition. If I think the claim needs further limitations still, I can qualify it further:

If I am really hungry, I would eat anything that is properly cooked.

To qualify is to add limitations or conditions. In RC, if a claim is presented, the author of the passage (or another expert within the passage) can qualify the claim by showing that something else should be taken into consideration, or that the claim has some limitation. This is likely simplified as "to qualify" = "to weaken".

For example, an expert may argue that "Tigers are solitary animals". The author of the passage (or an answer choice to a question) might specify that "Tigers must meet to breed" or "Females care for their cubs for 2 years". These don't destroy the initial claim, but they qualify it (add limitations to its accuracy). Again, this is likely simplified as "to qualify" = "to weaken".

vvhat does it mean in RC vvhen the ansvver choice states It

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